NUR 330 Diabetes
- adult blindness, end-stage renal disease, nontraumatic lower limb amputations, heart
disease/stroke, hypertension
Answer long term complications
- diabetes is primarily a disorder of metabolism r/t absent or insuf-
ficient supply or poor utilization of the insulin available
Answer glucose, insulin
- Insulin
hormone produced by B-cells in islets of (in the pancreas)-
Answer Langerhans
- insulin is normally continuously released into the blood stream by
aka small pulsatile increments
Answer basal rate
- a is an increased released when food is ingested
Answer bolus
- blood glucose is normally mg/dL 1 / 3
Answer
70-110
- hormones work to oppose insulin. they provide sustained , regulated
release of glucose for energy during fasting
Answer counter regularly
- also known as "juvenile onset" diabetes
Answer Type 1 DM
- Type 1 DM patients are insulin
Answer dependent
- Type 1 DM is an immune-mediated disease. The body's cells
at- tack/destroy cells.
Answer T, B
- attack islet cells reducing function of normal B-cells in Type 1 DM
Answer autoantibodies
- How long is Type 1 DM present before the onset of symptoms?
Answer months to years
- In Type 1 DM, the patient can present with
Answer ketoacidosis 2 / 3
- Which type of diabetes will the patient report a history of wt. loss., poly- dipsia, polyuria,
and polyphagia?
Answer Type 1
- Type 1 DM requires insulin from outside source to sustain life
Answer exogenous
- This is a condition where an individual is at an increased risk for develop- ing diabetes
Answer prediabetes
- most people with prediabetes are at risk for Type diabetes
Answer 2
- what are the normal levels for impaired fasting glucose ?
Answer
100-125
- normal levels for impaired glucose tolerance (2 hr oral glucose tolerance test) are?
Answer
140-199
- a hemoglobin A1C range of indicates risk for diabetes
Answer
5.7-6.4%
- also known as "adult onset" diabetes
- / 3
Answer Type 2 DM